Morning macro brief
The morning macro routine - one operating picture, not eight tabs
A useful morning macro routine covers the operating picture first: rates, inflation, curve shape, credit, crude, USD, volatility, labor, and any live geopolitical shock that could change positioning. The goal is not to open more tabs - it is to know what changed, why it matters, what gets hit next, and what you would only do if a specific level breaks. Market Ontology's morning brief compresses that workflow into one screen, refreshed each session and grounded in live data.
- What changed
- Overnight moves in rates, FX, equities, credit, crude - ranked by magnitude versus history.
- Why it matters
- Each move is contextualized against current regime, recent ranges, and transmission relevance.
- What gets hit
- Affected sectors, currencies, and curves identified through the transmission layer.
- What to watch
- The specific levels, releases, and events that would change the read.
Why most morning routines fail
The typical macro morning is some combination of: 1) a terminal scan, 2) two or three newsletters that summarize yesterday, 3) Twitter/X for tone, 4) a glance at futures, and 5) a coffee. By the time you have stitched that together, the open is here and you have a feeling, not a thesis.
The brief is built around one principle: synthesis comes before detail. You should know the regime, the overnight delta, the transmission, and the levels to watch - before you open any single chart.
What the brief contains
- Regime banner - current macro regime and any drift versus yesterday.
- Overnight moves - the cross-asset grid with deltas ranked by historical significance.
- Live event layer - geopolitical or policy events from the last 24 hours, with affected assets attached.
- Today's narrative - a short, dated, objective synthesis grounded in the day's data.
- Watch next - releases, levels, and triggers for the session ahead.
Who it replaces
Newsletters tell you what happened. Terminals show you data. Twitter shows you tone. The brief replaces the synthesis layer between them - the part you used to do manually with eight tabs and 45 minutes.
Frequently asked questions
How is this different from a macro newsletter?
Newsletters are written by a human the night before and sent to everyone. The brief is generated each morning from live data and is current at the moment you read it.
Can I customize it?
Subscribers can save instruments and themes to follow. The brief surfaces those alongside the global view.
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